1. Triage in Emergency Department Triage Waiting room Team leader

5. 4. Provide continued assessment and reassessment of arriving and waiting patients. 5. Provide information and referrals to patients and families. 6. Allay patient and family anxiety and enhance public relations.

10. Overview of three category triage acuity systems category acuity Recommended reassessment Examples Class 1 Emergent Immediately life or limb threatening continuous Cardiopulmonary arrest, severe respiratory distress, major burns, major trauma, massive uncontrolled bleeding Coma, status epil.. Class 2 Urgent Requires prompt care, but will not cause loss of life or limb if left untreated for several hours. Every 30 minutes Abdominal pain, non cardiac cp, multiple fractures, lacerations, renal calculi, Class 3 Non urgent And treatment but time is not a critical factor Every 1-2 hrs Rash, chronic headache, sprains, cold symptoms